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Where does “जलसिंह” come from?

जलसिंह (Hindi) comes from Hindi सिंह, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

जलसिंह (Hindi): sea lion

Definitions

  1. sea lion

Ancestry of “जलसिंह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसिंहlion; The constellation Leo; A Leo
2Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
5Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—
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